Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Frémaux will be heading to Saudi Arabia in December to attend the Red Sea Film Festival to support his new documentary “Lumière! The Adventure Continues,” which takes a deep dive into the origins of cinema.
Frémaux’s sequel to “Lumière! The Adventure Begins,” which premiered at Red Sea’s inaugural edition in 2021, will be screening as part of the event’s International Spectacular sidebar.
Frémaux’s 103-minute sequel doc is comprised of more than 100 immaculately restored short films shot by Louis and Auguste Lumière, and explores more in depth the history of the invention of cinema and early days of celluloid around the world. Frémaux, who besides being boss of Cannes is also director of the Lumière Institute in Lyon, narrates the documentary.
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“This film is a vital testament to the foundation of all modern audiovisual content, showcasing the early pioneers who revolutionized visual storytelling,” Red Sea managing director Shivani Pandya Malhotra said in a statement. “Thierry Frémaux’s insights into cinema history are always invaluable, and we are thrilled to share this with our audiences.”
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Other titles in Red Sea’s International Spectacular lineup include “Napoli-New York,” the new film from Oscar-winning Italian director Gabriele Salvatores based on a story idea by Federico Fellini; RT Thorne’s dystopian survival thriller “40 Acres”; Pablo Larrain’s Angelina Jolie starrer “Maria”; John Crowley’s romantic drama “We Live in Time”; and Sony’s Marvel movie “Kraven the Hunter,” directed by J.C. Chandor.
The fourth edition of Red Sea Film Festival will run Dec. 6 to 14 in Jeddah, on the Red Sea’s eastern shore.
